What Does Soil Have to Do With Mental Health?

In the modern world, we've long equated sanitized spaces with health. Yet our current understanding of the gut-brain axis challenges this assumption. We now understand that every bacteria in our gut has a function, from digesting complex carbohydrates and producing vitamins to regulating the immune system. This is why bacterial diversity is so crucial.

Healthy foods grow from healthy soils. Our foods' nutritional content is directly correlated with the health of our soils. Finally, without the soil beneath our feet, we would not have the trees above our heads. The green spaces our bodies and minds rely on are directly dependent on soil.

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